soft goods

plural noun

: goods that are not durable
used especially of textile products

Examples of soft goods in a Sentence

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Daelin Arney is a soft goods designer at Cozy Earth, a textile and apparel company. Amanda Lauren, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025 Diversifying Supply Chains In An Uncertain Landscape For decades, U.S. manufacturing of soft goods, such as textiles, apparel and consumer products, has relied heavily on a narrow set of international partners like China, Vietnam, Bangladesh and India. Jamil Bouchareb, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 The president said the country’s focus should be on chips, computers, tanks and ships—military equipment and technology, rather than soft goods. Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 27 May 2025 Spread color throughout the room via pillows, lampshades, blankets and other soft goods. Lauren Finney Harden, USA Today, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for soft goods

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of soft goods was in 1798

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“Soft goods.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft%20goods. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

Legal Definition

soft goods

see good sense 2

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